Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-03-09
SUPERSTIrIONS CONNECTED
WITH iiERIAGE.
Good and had Omens which Many
Believe.

There Is perhaps no period in g
woman's life that SO completely change.
her whole existence as marriage, and
for that reason she is apt to he NOR,
saperstltious and fanciful at that time
than at any other; and while supersti.
tions are fast becoming thing OF tn,
past, there are very few women whc
will not hesitate before making FRIDAY
their wedding-day, or will not rejoice al
the sunshine, for ''happy is the bride
the sun shines on" June and OctO.
Der have always been held as the mosi
propitious months in the twelve, a
happy result being rendered doubly
certain If the ceremony was timed so a:
to take place at the full moon, or when
the sun and moon were in conjunction
The Romans were very superstition.
about marrying in May or February
they avoided all celebration days. and
the cslends, nones, and ideS of ever
month. The day of the week on which
the 14th of May fell was considered
very unlucky in many parts OF Eng
land, and i'll the Orkney Island a bride
selects her welding day SO that its even
10
flowing tide. In Scotland the last day
of the year is thought to be lucky, aiIt
If The moon should happen to be full al
any time when wedding takes place
the brides cup Of happiness is expected
TO be always full. In Perthshire tn,
couple who have hal their banns pub
lished at the end of one, and are mar
ried at the beginning of another quarter
OF a year, can expect nothing but ends
The day of the week ~ also Of grea,
Importance, Sunday being gIeat fay
orite Ill some parts of England and Ire
land. And although an English las
would not marry on Friday, the French
girl thinks the last Friday in the month
particularly fortunate. Most of III
know the old saying concerning thi
weiding-day;
Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
wednesday the best day of all;
Thursday for crosse,
Friday for losses,
Saturday no luck at all.
In Yorkshire, when the bride is OF
the point of crossing her fathers thresh
hold, after returning from church, I;
plate, containing Il few small pieces OF
cake, Is thrown from an upper window
of the house by male relative. If til,
plat, is broken she will be happy; i
not, she will not expect to escape mis-
cry.
GIN Sweden a bride must carry breat
in her pocket, and rs many pieces a.
shs can throw away just so much trOubl,
does she cast from her; but it is no lucl
TO gather the pieces. Should the brid,
lose her slipper, then she will lose al
troubles, only in this case the persoI
who picks it up will gain riches. t.,
Manxmen put salt in their pockets ano
Italians blessed" charms.
= IT is an unhappy omen for the we,t
ding 10 he put off when the day la.
been fixed, and it is believed much harm
viii easue If a bridegroom stands al
the junction Of crossroads or Deside /.
closed gate on his wedding morn.
In England it is thought 10 he aC
sign if the bride fails To shed tears OF
tine happy day, o. If she ildu $ herself
by taking the last look at the looking
glass after her toilette is completed; be;
she may crafty her vanity without dan
ger if she leaves one hand unslovei. |.
To look back or go back before enter
ing the churGh-dOOr, 10 marry in green
or wi!ile there i an open grave in the
churchyard, are all unfortunate, aue
tie bride must be careful TO go in al
ole door and out at the other.
When the bridesmaids undress TIE
bride, they must throw away all I'll,
pins. Woe to the bridesmaids if the,
keep one of them, for they will not b,
married before WLiisuntide, or unit
the Easter following at the so nest.
If the bridal party venture of dry
land, they must 60 up stream. Ths
bride must, to be lucky, wear
Something old and something new,
Something gold and something blue.
If she should rec strange cat or heal
a strange cat sneeze on her wedding
day. then she will be very happy; ano
If on her wedding-morning she step.
from her bed on TO something highe
still, she will from that moment rise ir
the world. For this purpose a table j:
placed beside the bed, and if it car
stand near something higher than it.
then she must step from the table tC
that which is higher. But woe betidt
her should she fall.
In leaving the house and church she
must be very careful to put her right
foot forward, and on no account allow
anyone to speak to her husband unit
she has called him by name.
To break the wedding-ring is ar
omen that the wearer will soon be a
widow.